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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) - Six University of Maryland students were robbed at gunpoint inside a dorm at the College Park campus, according to police.

The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday in a room at Montgomery Hall.

According to police, the six students were inside a residence hall room when someone knocked on the door. When a student opened the door, police said a man asked if the student knew someone. The suspect then forced his way into the room and showed a gun, police said. Another man also went into the room and police said both stole property from the victims, then fled.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- The University of Maryland, College Park will be closed from Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24 due to expected snowfall from the upcoming blizzard.

The closure will affect student move-in for the spring semester, which the university says will occur as weather conditions allow. Because of the expected weather conditions, students will now be allowed to move into the residence halls on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

However, the university has suspended all move-in activities for Saturday and is asking students not to move into their residence hall that day. The heaviest snowfall is expected to between late Friday night and Saturday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- The University of Maryland voted to change the name of Byrd Stadium to Maryland Stadium on Friday.

In a packed room Friday morning, by a vote of 12 to 5, the Board of Regents made history with the vote to change the name.

Citing a tenure associated with racial segregation, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh voiced his support to rename the school's football stadium currently named after former university president Harry Clifton “Curley” Byrd.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- A monumental day for the University of Maryland: the school dedicated its new Frederick Douglass Statue and Frederick Douglass Square on campus.

Student protests came with that dedication ceremony. In fact, the new Frederick Douglass statue actually inspired it, according to student protesters.

"There comes a time when people get tired of trampled over by the iron feet of oppression," Colin Byrd shouted over a bullhorn surprising a few dedication ceremony attendees.

Byrd, a University of Maryland student and Black Student Union leader, rallied with fellow students calling for changes including pay to student athletes and freedom of speech for otherwise censored student athletes. The students protesting also renewed the calls to rename the University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA9) -- Maryland Terrapins fans should expect a longer line for security at basketball games this season.

The University of Maryland announced Monday night that all future athletic events at the university will have increased security measures. This includes the men's basketball game Tuesday night against Georgetown and the football game Saturday against Indiana.

Fans are allowed to bring small bags up to 8-inches by 11-inches by 12-inches large in the arena, the university said. All other items, including backpacks, will not be allowed.

The university is advising fans to leave early for games to avoid longer security lines.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA9) -- A former University of Maryland student admitted to punching a fellow student outside a bar, knocking him to the ground and causing injuries that later lead to his death, the Prince George's County State's Attorney's office announced.

Arasp Biparva pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter Friday after he punched Jack Godfrey once in the head outside the Cornerstone Bar in College Park in March 2013.

After the punch, Godfrey fell backwards and hit his head on the road, knocking him unconscious and causing serious injuries to his brain and skull, prosecutors say.

After seemingly recovering from his injuries, Godfrey suddenly died on November 7, 2014. An autopsy found that Godfrey died from a seizure, head injuries and aseptic meningitis, all stemming from the punch to his head by Biparva.